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Well Fed

Market Update: 11 June 2020 As the Fed met overnight and committed to the lower for longer mantra as we anticipated, the “dot plot” – where voting members plot their

Workin’ for the man

Market Update: 9 June 2020 As Non-Farm Payrolls sets the scene for June with an actual GAIN of 2.5m jobs and Unemployment fell to 13.3% from 14.7%, it was no

Pause for effect

Market Update: 5 June 2020 After a strong rally in AUD and stocks, the past 2 days is a reminder it doesn’t simply go in one direction. Coming so close

Bulls on Parade

Market Update: 2 June 2020 In a combination of Global Equities continuing their rally, so has the AUD, EUR, NZD, GBP, JPY… Gold, Oil, US 10yrs .. all pretty much

Something’s Gotta Give

Market Update: 28 May 2020 Friends, we are at an inflection point.. AUD, DXY, JPY, CHF all want direction. AUD is just short of the 200 DMA (Day Moving Average),

Everyday I love you less and less

Market Update: 25 May 2020 As expected, China’s National Party Congress took greater measures against Hong Kong that commentators believe will reduce their independence – and with that, the US

High Steaks Battle

Market Update: 22 May 2020 China National Party Congress today and Australia is waiting in anticipation to see what infrastructure may be announced – but they mightn’t be invited to

If you leave me, can I come too?

Market Update: 20 May 2020 An interesting start to the week as China gives into the World Health Authority by agreeing on an investigation (after the pandemic), but then goes

A fortnight to save the world

Market Update: 18 May 2020 Similar to the gameplay for collaborating to save the world in our fight against the environment, the statistics show yes, we are winning the battle

Don’t look back in anger

Market Update: 15 May 2020 As we round off the week, the highlights include Fed Reserve telling us to be more patient on recovery (as does Dr Fauci), US initial

The Doctor vs the Farmer

Market Update: 13 May 2020 Normally neither would be able to move the markets, but the US equivalent of our Chief Medical Officer Dr Anthony Fauci managed to bring AUD

A tale of 2 streets

Market Update: 11 May 2020 It’s indeed interesting when a report of 20million people unemployed equates to a stock rally of >2% including today, but here we are. The rationale